The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. MONDAY, APRIL 12, 1886.

Kumara Times, Issue 2948, 12 April 1886, Page 2

The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. MONDAY, APRIL 12, 1886.

We regret to learn by telegraph that the Union Company’s steamer Taiaroa, was wrecked at Clarence River Head yesterday, and that all hands and passengers, except two, have probably been lost. It is snppssed there would be a large number of persons on board, many of them returning from the Island Bay races, near Wellington.

The Hon. Mr Larnach, Professors Black and Brown, Mr Larnach, jun., Mr Stewart, and others of the Ministerial party arrived at Mr Marks’ homestead at the Haast on Saturday evening, 3rd inst., all in good health and spirits. The Waipara arrived at the Haast the following morning, when Mr Macfarlane joined the party, which proceeded at once on route for Jackson s Bay in a regular downpour of West Coast rain. The Times reports that they were subsequently stuck up all night at the Arawata river, in consequence of the fresh ; but report says, that even under such trying circumstances they adopted that “Mark Taplcy ’’ philosophy which counsels being jolly even under the most adverse conditious—the Minister of Mines himself setting the excellent example of being the leader of the iolly crowd.

Yesterday was an eventful day at the Catholic Church. In the morning at 8 o’clock, the Rev. Dr. Redwood, Bishop of Wellington, celebrated Mass. The Rev. Father Walsho celebrated Mass at 10 a.in. ; after which the Bishop administered the .Sacrament of Continuation to over forty young persons, principally girls and boys from ten to sixteen years of age, and also to two or three adults. The girls were prettily dressed in white, and wore wreaths on their heads, with white veils suspended. His Lordship also gave words of admonition and encouragement. In the in eving, tha weather which had been somewhat nnpropitions all day, cleared up, ami there was a large congregation. His Lordship the Bishop preached au

eloquent sermon, taking his text from the Psalms—“ Make me to know mine end.” His Lordship took his departure by this morning’s tram for Greymouth, accompanied by Father Walshe, and will proceed to Wellington in the Omapere, tomorrow afternoon. He is expected to return after Easter to visit Hokitika.

The Grey River Argus this morning reports there is a magnificent bar at present, probably about 20ft. of water. Commander Edwin wired this afternoon—“ Indications of weather very cold, or frost to-night.” By invitation of the Kumara "Volunteers, to the companies hereafter mentioned, a quadrangular rifle match will be fired at the Kumara butts on Good Friday next, in which ten men each t)f the First Westland Rifles, the Grey Rifles, the Greymouth Navals, and the Kumara Rifles will take part. Mr W. T. Hay, a well-known chemist of Hokitika, died on Saturday morning, from congestion of the lungs. At the banquet in London to Mr R. Murray Smith, on the eve of his retirement as Agent-General for Victoria, further particulars of which are given elsewhere, Mr Smith referred to the fact that four Australians had occupied seats in the representative crews of Cambridge and Oxford in the recent University boat race.

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